o, not a private message board! Some of us check
it out every day, don't have a lot to say publicly,
but we ARE here!<br>Nice to meet and "be with" you
all, but then tchannotti knows how I feel about that
from private mail. So how about a chat then Merrie333?
Mail me either direct on my Yahoo mail address, or
here on the board. Like to talk and meet with everyone
here! Best wishes & Shalom,<br>Erik :o)

i Merrie!! Glad you enjoyed the Haggadah that I
created. I will be more than happy to send you a copy of
the Gay Pride Haggadah. There is no need to send me
any money for the postage. My gift to you :)

o sorry not to acknowledge your kindness in
sending your Haggadah, Tchannotti! I did get it and
enjoyed the gay sections. I've had an insanely busy week
with buying a new car and just spaced coming here to
thank you!<br><br>No, the Seder I went to was not
gay/lesbian but I did enjoy it. We had a little lesbian
section where we dykes all sat together! ;-)<br><br>I'd
like the cope of the other Gay Pride one, but only if
you'll let me send you some money for postage.

ave you got the copy of the Haggadah that I sent
you. I hope so. Feel free to use it, add or subtract
to it. Was the Seder that you went to a gay/lesbian
Seder? I also have a copy of the Gay Pride Shabbat
Seder. If you would like a copy let me know and I will
send it to you. Shalom.

o glad to hear your Seder went well, Tchannotti!
So you got your Haggadah created on time! Good work!
I went to a Seder last night and the lesbian women
congregated in one corner of the room and had some fun! It
was a nice Seder, but I miss the old l/g Seders we
used to have. ;-)

i mellibeth1. Glad you found our little group. I
have some web sites that might help you in regard to
the information you are looking for....Lights in
Action--Lights in Action is a national Jewish student group that
provides Jewish/Zionest education to college students in
the U.S. and Canada. Visit their web site for more
info (<a href=http://www.lia.org
target=new>http://www.lia.org</a>)....Hillel...Hillel is a
Jewish student organization...their web site
(<a href=http://www.hillel.org target=new>http://www.hillel.org</a>), also look
at the web site for World Congress of
Gay and Lesbian Jewish Organizations
(<a href=http://www.wcgljo.org/wcgljo/
target=new>http://www.wcgljo.org/wcgljo/</a>) You mentioned that you are also
interested in
learning about Judaism. You might find the following web
sites very helpful. Judaism 101
(<a href=http://www.jewfaq.org/ target=new>http://www.jewfaq.org/</a>) There are
"three branches or movements" within
Judaism. Conservative, Orthodox, and Reform. I also have
web sites for their various home pages if you are
interested--Conservative Movement--<a href=http://www.uscj.org
target=new>http://www.uscj.org</a> Orthodox
Movement--<a href=http://www.ou.org target=new>http://www.ou.org</a> Refom--<a
href=http://shamash.org/reform/uahc/index.html
target=new>http://shamash.org/reform/uahc/index.html</a>
If you have any problems finding these sites I will
be more than happy to email you a link. Feel free to
contact me by email (my email address
is---tchannotti@...) if you have any questions, I would be more than
will to help if I can. B'Shalom. Travis

'm president of a student organization and have
had to deal with many religions I am not familiar
with. Judiasm is one of them. I need help with info
relating to acceptance, organizations, etc. Are you
familiar with such things.<br>Also, I am also interested
in learning about Judiasm for my own personal
reasons.<br>Hope I don't offend anybody. -Mellibeth

halom it's jacob again - inviting everyone to
join me after passover at my upcoming club site to be
called jewish hair based on the title of a recent local
forum on jewish hair that was clever,enlightening and
fun.

have written by own Seder and I have used the
traditional plagues but also named some modern day plages as
well. I will be trying to put the Seder on line in the
near future. We actually celebrated our Seder last
night with a small group of friends. We used the
haggadah that I created and it went very well.

i there i'm new. one of the best seder
experiences i've had was a feminist seder and<br>the part
where the traditional plagues are named<br>we had to
name modern plagues such abuse, homelessness, etc.
topped off with great food, singing, and a kletzmer
band.

would like to wish you all a very "Happy Pesach".

hat would be great if you could send it too me.
However I dont have your email address. Feel free to
email me. My email address is tchannotti@... My
partner creates web pages. We could have this typed up
and on-line. It could be ready for next Pesach. Let
me know what you think

t's been so long, but I believe I started with a
traditional Haggadah and then cut and pasted from a number of
ones I found at a Gay/Lesbian Jewish conference years
ago in the L.A. area. I wish it were already typed up
and on-line and I'd send it to you; if you e-mail me
your snail mail address, I'd be glad to send it to
you.

id you use an existing haggadah and changed
various portions of it or did you start from scratch? I
am thinking ahead to next Pesach and would like to
create my own haggadah which would primarily focus on
gays/lesbians/bisexual/transgendered persons. It would be greatly appreciated if
you
could possibly give me some suggestions.ShalomTravis

hanks, Tchannotti, for the site! We made up our
own from my Rosh Chodesh group which is women, gay
and straight. But I also had a gay seder, men and
women, and had created a gay friendly Haggadah of sorts.

halom gidgetpeke,I hope you will feel welcome
here as you do at your synagogue. Good to see that you
found our club and I am glad that you joined. Shavuah
tov.Travis ChannellTemple B'nai IsraelOklahoma City

i all! I am relatively new to my synagogue- I
took a long time to find a place I felt comfortable
about bringing my partner. I attend a humanistic
synagogue in Cincinnati. Everyone makes us feel very
welcome. Talk to you all later!<br><br>gidgetpeke

will be having a Seder this Pesach but not
necessarily "gay"....I did however, see a web site on the
UAHC homepage...under directory of
congregations...under Congregation Beth Ahavah in PA....they have a Gay
Seder for Gay Pride Day in June I think....I wrote to
them to ask if I could get a copy of their Gay Pride
Haggadah and they will be sending it to me....I have
thought of composing my own Haggadah and making it
specifically taylored to the Gay Community.....There is a copy
of a gay haggadah on the web....look at the website
"Twice Blessed" (you can find this website listed on
Maven) look under litugy ....there you will find the gay
haggadahHope this helps.....if you have any ideas please feel
free to share them.B'ShalomTravis

o is anyone having a gay seder this year and if so, do you have any special
rituals or readings you enjoy?

ell hime that after 35 years, ours probably has
a good chance of survival for a few more! If you
don't MAKE different faiths a problem, then it will not
be. Same God, different way of going about it, that's
all. I think our relationship is perhaps stronger
BECAUSE of it!

t is interesting, my partner is also Catholic.
We have been together for about 4 years now. We too
have celebrated all the festivals both Jewish and
Christian. We are planning on celebrating our 4th annual
Passover Seder (my partner says it is something he looks
forward to). We had a commitment ceremony with an
Independant Catholic Church (they are in no way affiliated
with Rome and my partner is even an ordained priest in
that particular church). At one point my partner was
concerned that our relationship would not survive due to
the fact that I am Jewish and he is Catholic. I think
he has come to believe that an interfaith
relationship can work.

es, I have been in a long term truly monogamous
relationship with my partner, who is Catholic, for coming up
to 35 years. It works for us!!<br>He has no real
interest in Judaism, but knows it is very important to me,
as I know his Catholicism is to him. We keep a
kosher home and that suits both of us, but otherwise
follow our own faiths. We do however celebrate ALL
festivals, Christian and Jewish in our home. No complaints
so far. We are also accepted as a "couple" by both
religious communities, although we do not believe in
"commitment ceremonies" as such. So yes, in a phrase, they
work, providing you are prepared to work at it too!

as anyone ever had experiences in interfaith
relationships? Do they work? I have been in a relationship with
the same guy for about four years now. He is not
Jewish but I am. At times he seems to get annoyed with
my being Jewish but most of the time he is genuinly
interested in Judaism and often times supprises me with his
knowledge about Judaism. I would be interested in others
thoughts.Shalom

started a gay/Jewish group in my city, a number
of years ago, it lost momentum over time, but we had
seders and Chanukah parties together and lots of good
talks. It was wonderful! I have belonged to a Rosh
Chodesh group for years that includes lesbian and
straight women. I'd like to hear what people think about
being members of two minority groups. I think it helped
me to have had the experience of growing up Jewish
in a small town and then coming out as a lesbian.

ello,<br>I am a gay Jewish bear from England,
and it is nice to find a site especially for gay
Jews. We do have several gay Jewish groups here in the
UK, but none as far as I know on the net like this.
Nice to be a member of the group and may it grow and
grow!

lad that you found this. There are not many
places that gay/lesbian/bi/trans jewish community can
gather just to talk and meet new friends. I hope that
this will be a joyous experience for you and I hope
the same for myself.<br><br>Shalom

i!  I'm hoping to meet other gay and lesbian jews.  Glad to have found this
place.

es, the Jewish community is alive and well in
Oklahoma City. I would like to hear from other
gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered Jewish persons. I am interested in starting a
havurah for gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered Jews here
in Oklahoma City.

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